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Hatching of Idiri

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Aezykai had a number of quirks, and one of them was her habit of disappearing as soon as chores were done into the depths of the weyr. It was no secret that the dinosaur anthro liked to be alone, and that one shouldn't disturb her when she's alone. And, on a day that seemed like any other day, she finished her chores as fast as possible and once more retreated into the labyrinthine caverns of the inner weyr, eager to retreat into the world of her thoughts, totally oblivious to the fact that today was not as normal as it seemed.
Unknown to her, seekers from Starburst arrived half an hour after she retreated into the silence of the abandoned passageways, three of them, riding search for prospective bonders to the two clutches hardening on the starburst sands. They came, they searched, and eventually they left, carrying a few boys on the backs of their dragons, returning to their homes. And Aezykai, sitting in dusty dark rooms, mind lost in thoughts of riding dragons, missed all of it.
Hours later, the illtempered girl emerged as she always did, blinking to allow her eyes to adjust to light they hadn't encountered in the past few hours. It was immediately noticeable that she'd missed something-- the problem was, what? With the ominous feeling that she wasn't going to like what she was about to hear, she turned to one of the younger occupants of the weyr, snarling at him to tell her what had happened that she'd missed.
"Seekers!" said the boy, so excited by the events that he forgot to be wary of the dinosaur's infamous mood swings. "From starburst! They came on search, and you missed them~" Before she could react, he'd turned and pranced off, towards someone else to whom he could spread the joyous news of the occasion. The bustle of the weyr continued around her, the air full of excited voices, but time for her seemed to stand still.
She'd.. missed it.
And, ironically, she'd been dreaming of riding dragons when she'd missed it.
With a noise of frustration, she pushed herself into the eyebrow, only slightly comforted by the cool night air. She'd missed it! For YEARS she'd dreamed of this chance, for years she'd wanted to stand before searchriders and be judged for their clutches, for years she'd awaited the opportunity. And, time and time again, she missed it! Why didn't anyone come and get her?!
Of course, she knew the answer to that. She wasn't an idiot, she knew as well as anyone that she had a temper that unleashed itself on hapless people who interrupted her long, daydream- silences. And that was probably why no one had fetched her-- no one would've wanted to get a tongue-lashing. So it made sense, but that didn't make it any more frustrating.
She wanted to go to starburst, shard it! Even if it was on another building, in a world vastly different from the one she currently occupied, she wanted to go there and stand in one of those hatchings! Why did fate have to be so cruel to her, to make her miss yet another search?! With an angry screech, she kicked a pebble across the eyebrow, causing a few dragons to raise their heads and regard her in alarm.
"Frustrated?"
Aezykai started at the voice behind her, turning to see a familiar shape standing there. Raum, her "mother's" weyrmate. The anthropomorphic goat had a kind expression on her reddish features, though it was certainly toned with amusement. and THAT annoyed Aezykai. She snarled at the goat, replying snappishly. "What do you want?"
"No need to get testy." Raum said, taking a deliberate pause she knew would infuriate the Deinonychus. "I have good news?"
"Oh?" Aezykai replied, with venomous skepticism. "And what could possibly go right? I just missed a search! And you KNOW how much I want to be a candidate."
"You still can be."
These four words knocked Aezykai out of her fit of anger, stopping her in mid-fume. She turned to give the goat a confused look. "What are you talking about. The seekers are gone. Are they coming back?"
"No-" Raum started, only to be cut off by another noise of anger from her angry step-daughter of sorts.
"Then why even mention something like that? To tease me?" The Deinonychus's tone was accusatory, irrational in her frustration.
"Let me finish." Raum sighed, waving a hand. "They aren't coming back. However, they weren't satisfied with the few numbers of candidates they found here. You know they only found one boy? Marion." she gave a significant pause, causing Aezykai to tap her feet in frustration. "So they asked some of us to send candidates their way if we found any worthy. I thought of you immediately, since you were off skulking somewhere."
"That's nice." Aezykai said, after a moment, slightly calmer at the good news. "But it's not your decision, now is it? Only dragons know who's worthy of standing anywhere."
"You think I'd approach you without consulting my Danshyith?" She gave a chuckle and glanced at her white-bronze, curled beside his golden mate on the ledge of their shared weyr. "He thinks you're a worthy candidate. A bit fiery, perhaps, but he says that perhaps there's a dragonet inside one of those eggs with a personality to match."
"You're.. not joking with me?" Aezykai said, unable to keep the note of hope from her voice. She might get her chance after all, now? She might still be able to stand?
"You think I'd do that to you?" Raum answered, and when she was faced with a skeptical stare, she laughed and ruffled the newly searched candidate's hair. "No, I wouldn't. Now stop glaring at me and go take a bath and pack your things. I'm dropping you off first thing in the morning."
Aezykai gave Raum a rare grin, and turned to do just that. It was as if all of her anger had suddenly transformed itself into the essence of her daydreams-- she could almost see herself on the back of a dragon now! Oh, the excellence of it!
"And don't forget to say goodbye to atel!" Raum called after the Deinonychus, as she ran off. "You know she'll be distraught if you don't!" The goat anthro watched her young charge disappear into the weyrbrat barracks of the weyr, shaking her head. Hopefully, if Aezykai did impress, her dragon wouldn't be quite so illtempered as she was. One like her was enough.

Hatching of Idiri
This story was not written by me, nor is it hosted on my site.
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